ILCTE Lesson Infection Control Heroes

What grade level do you feel would be most appropriate?

Middle School - for younger students’ activities can be pulled out as needed Secondary and Post-Secondary students

1. Engage (15 minutes): How will students get interested and excited about learning this material?

1. Choose a picture like the one above, post it for the students to see. Have the students journal by answering these questions: a. What do you think this is? b. Describe what you think it feels like? c. Describe what it looks like? d.What do you think it feels like for the patient? e. What questions do you have? A teacher may also use a K-W- L chart so that they could assess the students’ knowledge after the competition of the unit. Other options could include: Think, pair, share. Answer : This is an infected IV site. The students’ answers may include redness, skin is peeling, yellow spot in the center (slough), the patient may be in pain, etc.

Online choices: can be a discussion opener on a zoom meeting or as an asynchronous learning opportunity

2. Explore (20-40 minutes):

What activities can be completed so that they experience and/or discover the material we want them to learn?

Part I: 1. Explore this lesson’s vocabulary - using an activity set up by the teacher.

Here is the vocabulary : antisepsis, asepsis, carrier, communicable disease, contamination, cross-contamination, disinfection, healthcare associated infection (HAI), infection, medical asepsis, microbe, non-pathogen, pathogen, PPE, TB, HIV/AIDS, OPIM, MRSA